Train crash near Reading

[Stuart]

s1|ver, sorry for your news..

But, to put this train accident in perspective (bad though it is),

Posted from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2042884.stm
A total of 3,443 people died on the UK's roads in 2001 - a rise of 1%, according to figures published on Thursday by the Department of Transport

AFAIK, deaths by rail are in double, not quadruple figures..

Car deaths are much higher than rail deaths

Originally Posted by dellwear

Sorry to hear that S1lver

I must admit I cringe when I see people letting their kids roam all over the trains while its in motion, I can't help imagining them getting seriously hurt

The mum died as well, They must have been in the same area

[Mr_love_monkey]

Originally Posted by Damien

Half barriers are fine, they stop people getting onto the track by accident and if a car wants to get on there on purpose they can do it no matter what

This is always the problem.

You can have as many safety systems as you want, but if someone wants to do something that they shouldn't - they will do it, no matter how many safe guards, warnings, guards, you put there.

You just can't compete with human nature/stupidity..

The Police officer was on the tracks trying to get the driver to move up until the last moment when he got out of the way moments before the train hit.

Thats one brave police officer

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004520756,00.html

[Mr_love_monkey]

gawd...

He must have trouble walking most of the time - to do that you'd have to have balls the size of melons.

Very impressive, and brave

[cjmillsnun]

Originally Posted by Damien

The Police officer was on the tracks trying to get the driver to move up until the last moment when he got out of the way moments before the train hit.

Thats one brave police officer

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004520756,00.html

The BTP deputy chief constable denys this. I would agree more with what he says as there wouldn't have been enough time to even say hello after the barriers were down (and he was at the phone trying to contact the signalman to stop the trains!)

[Jon M]

Thanks to everyone for their support, to be honest it's hit the Newbury residents the hardest.. even though I crossed the exact point 24 hours earlier on my way home, it still seems a bit surreal that something like that could happen so close to home.
I was praying that everyone would be in work when I got there this morning, as that train is a very popular one for shoppers going into Reading and London.